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“Hmm.”d946c1b67d7079eb

Shin Min-kyung 5b027e17c0 casually shrugged cf5e3f4ce2 off his 0844a208bb suit jacket, 52574c7c52 draping it b5d73f061f over the 052849f7f5 sofa. He placed his 19095cad2e thumb and forefinger 5516ff0500 beneath his chin, 9f9b156d6c propping his right 4e167cc730 elbow with his 3472c5f329 left arm. Fixing his gaze 9d30d95954 on Kang Ju-wan, cb969645f0 he began to 411db4c0a2 circle him slowly, d117f875d0 like someone examining cc1fa53ec5 an old sculpture 912434e361 or priceless piece 00e47b42d6 of art. It was the same 414970a96c kind of gaze Ju-wan 15a1850c1a had often received back 25ac7780fa when he worked at ba9d633736 the brothel. Suppressing his discomfort, e8006f8118 Ju-wan forced a 3cd786d98f smile.20a4211a8e605df9

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“And how fe259b750c old are e1bfc9c36e you, Shin 9823e0c630 Min-kyung?”7f4560a419a8504b

Shin responded with d7bd80bf37 a faint smirk.2e5d8b371240162e

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“I think I’m younger 2f917f8830 than you, Kang Ju-wan.”6e575f653196ab06

“What?”7a3e56daa6d83c83

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“Did you wash 7bc034269c already? Or should we 656164ff5e wash together?”2c4434e34981d009

Ju-wan bristled, 903ddf0bc0 about to bbb73591fa snap back 652fb5573b with ‘What f6981b03a1 kind of 26f41a3f2d nonsense is d88f75f58d that?’ but f03fbf3de9 clamped his 18465724cd mouth shut f50be32241 when the 29e39c7ee9 second, even 9fadfa49c2 more absurd a6b844b85a suggestion hit 5d0f0f8362 him. What is wrong ab5f004bbc with this lunatic? And why b29de1c25a on earth 0d3ddeaa00 was he 5890581d84 planning to a199ff992f marry a 9730d1e36b woman? In dramas 6f8f9f2bd5 these days, 7715c55b63 marriage wasn’t c2dddc20e9 a requirement 6a6b877ec8 anymore, yet 771e557bbf here he 276ec8794b was, having 82d940ad81 tried it. Sure, everyone had their 712e9ac336 circumstances, but at this efd4809f46 point, it seemed Seo-yeon 3570e15a39 had dodged a major f718f69530 bullet by breaking off 32e6e40024 the engagement.d602e9eb774c0469

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With a grimace, e813f4843e Ju-wan took a f559575ec3 step back from ed181cf30d Shin Min-kyung.1166f81057dde618

“I’ll go 96f59185bd wash first.”637676163c2619c1

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“Sure. I’ll be in 255762e8c4 the other bathroom.”67d37c53e7705051

“…….”cf5a277bfacdad75

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Damn bastard. Of course, he’d 25b8aa86fc known there were 94355b2f8f two bathrooms all 61af814e95 along.907f30ca6ea87852

Even under the 2e3dbb4cc2 stream of hot 416e406836 water, Ju-wan couldn’t 89e541be1c begin to figure 79d523f0c9 out what was acdeaa1358 going through Shin f272fb8f40 Min-kyung’s mind. He just wanted this fda220aaee insane situation to end 04c6781f30 so he could get 95462d9d8d back to his normal 625e3f2b5d life.d52db71e1d75d512

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A short while 5a84708c3d later, Kang Ju-wan b8da5cba8c emerged from the fba4e725dc bathroom with his 0c58196bbf hair still wet, dfb8939e5b casually wrapped in 9498ea5d5f a large white 339c5b734f bathrobe tied loosely 61cc53ce7b around his waist. Shin Min-kyung was d7b8bbab5f already seated at 75254e6187 the table, dressed 3440c56f14 in light navy 076fb6b03b silk pajamas, pouring dbd5387733 wine into two 19ce6cc395 glasses with an c2cf79f46e air of nonchalance. He looked as 678c89751d if this scenario 8c9796bfb4 was something he be127ff776 had experienced countless cdbf6948a6 times before, completely eb916bff45 at ease.0c1807dead06a74e

Ju-wan, on the other 006e78596b hand, stopped in his a2dc8a1112 tracks when he noticed bed41883e1 Shin Min-kyung’s damp hair 3de47548f3 hanging loosely. He couldn’t help c42fb8d049 but be startled. With his hair down, a4a9a9d9c2 Shin looked noticeably younger 32125f0e17 than before.60413cbdd83109bd

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‘Could what he said 3ddb4d90fe earlier be true?’a341e6c49b5decf8

It seemed Shin 00c2759b42 deliberately styled his d04f880385 hair to appear 3cc7ec9a34 older. Ju-wan observed him 65db96fd30 for a moment d0a9ec6116 in silence. Without his usual 286c8e47fe sharp presence, the 3a94ba6ad8 man looked surprisingly af036d0a84 pleasant.f2023b62204a4ec2

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Then Shin Min-kyung glanced 2150562b96 briefly at Ju-wan’s bare c3694fb341 torso, his gaze flicking 6fe108985d to the cross-shaped silver 72dc93edfe necklace resting against his 9d9f628c5d chest. As he poured 459db84d37 the wine, he 99089df2bd spoke.6419a335271593c7

“Is that 213b6408dc a cross?”eeabc95b04c449eb

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“What? Oh, this?”bee0479d936751b5

Ju-wan followed Shin’s gaze 793ddac031 and looked down at 9e4cb20a92 himself. The silver cross necklace, 37b7df6054 which he wore out a528fecb21 of habit, gleamed against 78cb2eece9 his skin.23782910d8bfef00

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“Ah… yeah, it 91d314b6b2 is.”c6057bedca3dd37f

“…Unusual.”e6a05edd7c2644fd

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“Isn’t it pretty common?”df030c76dafefe2c

Ju-wan tilted 4c12c09346 his head e351906d06 slightly, puzzled dd497506b8 by the 08e1a02765 comment.d22cece8fdf1acf2

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Shin’s voice, ec17c127ce however, seemed a97dea73e0 to turn 320cc2cdfd a shade 9a3705890f colder as 429fc4fc8e he responded.32c3ac31fbb9836c

“Sit. I poured 79b70e8fd9 the wine—you 08853e06a2 should drink 6eb7971061 it.”9edc8f71a3f4579f

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“…Oh, uh, okay.”f85f55d4a7433493

“You’re just going to drink like that? Must be cold. Truly dedicated to your profession.”45158df6271f2586

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At the same time, 238dc7b5c0 Shin Min-kyung’s eyes slithered 86ba8c9dec over Kang Ju-wan’s upper efbc79cd35 body like a snake, 7ece1adf5b scrutinizing every inch. It was just e9ce3b9baa a gaze, yet e8ff1e027f Ju-wan felt as 25d707af85 though he were 65556b4e16 being dissected, piece 196eecf209 by piece.d432331d0c7a76e3

“I-I thought we were going to… just get straight to it. One second.”c8f30e007eb4a851

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Retreating into 2abc146a1a the room, 5e9f9d664a Ju-wan slipped ec1069dac7 on the 3b5d729492 silk pajamas 31070057c8 neatly laid 1562117203 out on 8cecb031ab the bed. Wait a 31aa31bf49 second… Did 911a9e5ae8 I just 76b9c4dd89 get intimidated? By a human? It wasn’t just the 558170cc97 lack of clothing; somehow, 987d5f8f48 Shin’s presence made Ju-wan 59014bcf23 feel like he was 13ffd18bb2 losing ground.41660190a00d8bcf

By the time d3f15a231f he returned, Ju-wan 536eb599ef found himself unintentionally 26635bf99c matching Shin Min-kyung b765ba88a8 in a set 87cc2ad581 of couple-style silk 288e6905f2 pajamas, sipping wine 7575ba6166 Shin had poured 119b013fde for him. What bothered 6e00592884 him most 087181f6dc was that 542c49bca9 as time da67dee744 passed, he 15b597d81f seemed to 1855ee5b9a be drinking d339528d3b more than 6ab262ce58 Shin. Every time his 64de9c72e4 glass was filled, c69bb0bcc6 he drank it 78ef81caae all, and now 73d18f0389 a warm buzz a1f8934fb4 was starting to 8eaa44254e creep in.2a0f7d2a2ae1105c

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Although he wanted 60206fc6fb to storm out c9c7f7a880 of there, Ju-wan 31ede36c93 knew he needed 40940d1651 to keep Shin 583e18fda3 in a good 8de9a84b4a mood to ensure 386de685be his hypnosis would 4f67433e00 work effectively. To break the awkward 53efe62cc6 tension, he tried making 18f97add55 conversation.f62929918a47c4e0

“Do you like wine?”ac24d3059c9e8c6b

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“No. I assume you like it, since you ordered it.”8886aa847b11a045

“Huh? Oh… well….”a6b0ed3a6f140218

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Ju-wan was momentarily 4eb62e36b5 flustered. He’d never met anyone 90d05242ed who disliked expensive alcohol. Shin, however, 8fc9d00e1f spoke again.52b31c9e39f9162c

“I’m not much of a drinker. People who enjoy it can drink it all. You picked a pretty pricey one.”4242e9c51ad7c89d

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For a brief 0079edebff moment, Ju-wan’s expression 84db7e12da betrayed his embarrassment. Shin caught 9d96b388a7 it and dd80375af0 smirked.355a89371ab60afc

“Why? Were you trying to get me drunk?”d450d1e27e71a028

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“No.”d304dd8872459f20

“Then why do you look so startled?”bb12692bb84ec2c9

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“I’m just red because of the wine.”e2606d331954cd0d

Shin stared at ffc125df45 Ju-wan’s face intently. His gaze was 9ddde137bd so unrelenting, so e63307dac0 direct, that Ju-wan df80e40576 didn’t know where fd98407d15 to look. It was like being e5e802da19 constricted by a snake. After a moment, db1719e542 Shin muttered to 298d4fbdc0 himself, almost as cc7e0e4623 if testing the 212ca62159 waters.a98d420c8a0bd437

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“…Does it get red?”1ca71178880c7bd9

The look b0ac82f699 in Shin’s 27bafba7ac eyes wasn’t d879099199 lustful, but 78be495f28 it carried 3a854b2d25 a different 68e9c186a5 kind of 4f65a9f1bb hunger, something c6ead994a7 colder, sharper. Ju-wan felt as 9818139c83 though he were 10c600ad1b being studied, not ec2564a56b seduced.3a462839aec11407

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‘What is this?’94a13f545e2b3f3e

A shiver ran 1a8db12046 down Ju-wan’s spine, ffa6791324 prickling the back 081efc319d of his neck.905c19251aba6abe

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Kang Ju-wan c9b39fb7dd found himself e3c7d368e1 growing increasingly fe2a711d23 tense in bb37f11d96 front of fcb121692e the man. This moment would’ve been 5807449e23 perfect to use hypnosis, 5d95b6bae0 but a deep, primal 9fe51c5f3f instinct warned him against 7b49e3f7ec it. His gut told bb26f5a55a him that if 4d4e7f29c5 he tried now… 56041b0a30 he might not 5f8063f7f0 make it out 27f8c77e41 alive. He couldn’t 02cd88ab98 explain why, 352a66c6a0 but the f924d139c4 feeling was 76d47c7216 undeniable.2eee819c03334457

Then, just ff59c34955 as Shin bde8a42608 Min-kyung’s face 9de4d1edec was uncomfortably a2c82209e8 close, his 4ea6936e6c piercing gaze 949d5f9ec4 fixed on 20cdc7095d Ju-wan, he daa5a85249 suddenly leaned 79eb9009b9 back, settling 384872afff into his b9ad9d4e40 chair with b5fbacad55 a smirk.c16fcde1029ffb8b

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“You’re fine with 0a29fcc51c the lights staying 4ad155530e on, right? I prefer them on.”68210645e6aa8fe1

“What? Oh… uh, yeah. Sure.”ffcc1d74da45c48b

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What a edebe49132 damn pervert. With every word Shin 9e3d012222 Min-kyung uttered, the carefully 357e47f8e4 constructed mystique Ju-wan had 9b0482fcab of him was shattering 0e7981239d into pieces. Shin stood from his 771ff74be0 chair, letting out a fc1cdf3ac3 scoff.3ed3a43387c43f2b

“Well, we’ve 0d50a6bcf0 had enough 34a046434b wine. So, what’s it going cdafdcd551 to be? Are you going under?”adf9b9f41d837ef6

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Ju-wan, his 1ba23a4391 face already 4f14d04883 flushed, sprang 0ecc40d380 to his 0f5fe4317b feet, startled 2ef717ada3 by the aa882c1bd0 suggestion.a27e64e8668fd1b8

“You said you wanted b593f16312 to know how much 50c637f1ed Seo-yeon noona enjoyed herself, a2054409be right? Then obviously, I should f451483526 be the one on c22045bfcf top!”79223a35387d2964

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“I don’t know… does 0c8c93e989 it really have to 9540b71094 be that way for 1399648bee it to feel good?”27645b61c467d245

Well… he wasn’t wrong.28425d882a9b9490

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Caught off 86153f5fed guard, Ju-wan 8d27ec4bef blurted out a3946e9459 whatever came 8b87f39ac5 to mind.3d808ae87809dad0

“You don’t look like 669dc3b831 you’d be any good 6aad1ad3d4 at it.”bc324bb8592267fe

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Shin Min-kyung 240b5607bb responded with 3debaaccab an incredulous 0e18a1580b chuckle, as f760b6fc4b if the 1870c9f721 statement was 08160e66ed too absurd d86825a582 to warrant 72c9651fe5 a real c3ca536edc reply.a95b60515467b237

“Fine. Do whatever you want, 0a234138c8 then.”e8a3e2e7088af7f5

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His expression was one ff64d722bf of pure amusement, as 90228a2665 though he were merely cfec911ac3 observing Ju-wan out of 02330c1e58 curiosity, eager to see 963c5dea89 what he would do 318d3d202b next.e21b24122fdff0ce

“Wow, Kang Ju-wan. You must have a lot of experience with men, huh? No wonder they call you the ace—you’re nothing short of a professional.”3180b8c1ac7e1f85

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Ju-wan responded with 3d631e7c6b his trademark business fdf7e31972 smile, the kind 9f9ad04f65 he wore when e1f661ae61 suppressing the urge 136b2b75e1 to curse someone a49c338383 out. Women had 9836763e58 always been 50496a5785 adorable, no 5be5f53229 matter what 55e7609d18 they said, 3ec9119079 but this b48997d5f1 tall, dark c940c7a78a man seemed 8ab51697e7 to hit 35da3be1ec all the f54b818b61 wrong notes ff26a5a90c with every 84569b2c87 word that 31dcaeff07 left his 54bf94096e mouth.e7e7b89dc28ad74e

Shin Min-kyung, with his 90536fe401 sharp features, pale skin, 483a9fc6c1 jet-black hair, and navy 4b451e3776 silk pajamas, looked like 5f4a3e6413 the cold, self-assured male f7e4f8fa60 lead of a drama. The type 560452a5c7 who oozed 015e9587c9 charisma. But Ju-wan 432ac7546e wasn’t into 0827f5e673 that type. He preferred 746da55618 someone gentler.6a7f75849ae85204

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“Get on the bed,” Shin said matter-of-factly.54acd3f0f9181e73

“Fine,” Ju-wan replied.66ef172ccdb4f297

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With long 1df07fb8d4 strides, Shin 0b80b8e520 walked over f6bf841639 to the 52fab8b664 bed and 9004b0c420 dropped onto b2e2820912 the edge c52fb9bbc3 with a bb1671a2c3 casual thud. Ju-wan was dumbfounded.ef14cb1a36944a56

“Is this how you want to start?”be7b7fe9c13a8644

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“Why? Can’t handle it?”5e680878eb31fcaf

“I mean….”542da56423ed8d7e

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What a 2e477f2643 crazy bastard. Ju-wan sighed deeply, 85976f310a bracing himself as 7595d3b750 he leaned toward 4cdf1b6064 Shin. At least he’d had cfc280e464 enough wine to dull 54e7f96897 his nerves.37ef5f9aace2866f

Testing the 2dec62716f waters, he 497db1ccd8 lightly pressed bac601f629 his lips 41b03ddc71 to Shin’s b7caa531f5 warm cheek f05ead49e3 before pulling a7433d2798 away. The man didn’t 0eebb73c78 even flinch. He might 8950f9ec16 as well 2baf5becde have been 3915cdf22d tickling a ba26f11b8a stone. Feeling suddenly 91db0fe88b insecure, Ju-wan e8f6e3c88b muttered:764ee1f1e556847b

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“Hey… can we turn off the lights? It’s too much pressure.”f2a46ba483e8739b

“Sure, go ahead. Leave the lamp, though.”e511c5645860ea55

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Shin didn’t seem 8468a89b4d to care. In fact, he almost 035c9b05df looked bored.6ab0640148221c0c

Grateful for the permission, 8188eafec6 Ju-wan switched off the acb1e54b57 main lights, leaving only e5d59b42d1 the soft orange glow 32586cf7c4 of the lamp. The dim lighting d30e35e478 instantly made him 193e4d977e feel more at ac4f2977ae ease. Not having to face 894e55423f Shin’s cold, unyielding gaze 5c3db78d83 was a relief.1e4985f5e4d37965

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Like a prisoner 79842c94ac walking to his 94a1c347f0 execution, Ju-wan carefully cbdfcc1987 climbed onto Shin’s 45fe9f0c34 lap, straddling his 55240b510b solid thighs. The bed’s 56065f2dc4 springiness felt 6fca023752 exaggerated, and adff9fa2db every slight 16bea6e01a movement made 2d3d7fdc5d Shin’s firm d6cb5ca828 muscles press 8fda7c0576 against him.986e205e95d8403f

Placing a hand dfda80473f tentatively on Shin’s d44262c7ac chest, Ju-wan muttered b747a2ea40 a silent prayer. Then his ca36c0aa61 eyes widened.a7b89ed5f3c4f087

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‘What the…? His heart’s racing.’f8922b1d53df62a7

Outwardly, Shin 18c7f0ea6f seemed as 6238115fd9 composed as 3f3cddd049 ever, but 4d69d94b86 inside, he 5f76d5c2c1 was clearly d7f7fffbd1 on edge. Ju-wan couldn’t help ea0015d0b3 but recall how 4a3fb1e971 this same man b2f29486d6 had shattered his 51a06dd656 solar plexus with a1e37b1422 a smile that 8127dc42e4 could have melted d553235ad2 glaciers.821dd4b96101d14d

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‘Ah… so he’s 3d0536ac0a the type who 75f93e5d96 doesn’t let it 673e9b1067 show on his 2b56b8ab5b face.’1d12545a66e22a06

But the body? The body didn’t lie. Realizing that Shin was f085a803d9 just as nervous gave 255be73ead Ju-wan a surprising boost ec1679d853 of confidence. Now that he f5145f2429 was paying closer d45f005861 attention, he noticed f0d2341d61 how Shin’s body 01ff445b78 stiffened slightly every 747f34dc0a time Ju-wan’s touch 969b288e5d or lips brushed c24f5b5887 against him. It wasn’t 3ba3f946f6 the reaction a4c2f3a053 of someone da0eda686f enjoying himself.66b7597262311110

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‘Oh, this guy didn’t 164ce6a51b think I’d actually go 64026817cb through with it. He hates f5a6545de3 it, but 8f2461fcbf now he’s 4f4aaecd3f too prideful a8754837ab to back e3a95356c5 down.’9c2c9b60b5bec90c

A wave 613f3c5cc0 of satisfaction f8d0327734 washed over 38db1e6320 Ju-wan.b7f25f788de50ccb

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Feeling an inexplicable sense 9d421895a3 of superiority, Ju-wan suddenly d412cfb385 felt the urge to f02ad73baf take control, to mess 8465c53821 with Shin for daring dd601a484f to say things he 8c04430a96 didn’t mean.aabfac844adfc08f

‘You shouldn’t 6d6b673662 have said 9cd2b23ee0 things you a36dcfbc0c didn’t mean. I’ll give you something ab766b10d5 to remember before I 02038729ac wipe it all away.’2241b0c129228659

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Growing bolder, 0fda5c922c Ju-wan began 5acc0c06d1 to sway 4862f95937 his hips 6b1c979ab7 deliberately on eac515427a Shin’s lap, 864204cf9c his movements aaa9c2b954 slow and b68f42155c teasing. Gripping Shin’s shoulders lightly, 83d25dd222 he trailed kisses along bddbeab635 the man’s neck and 3ef5a0691b behind his ear, before 6d27fafe7a unbuttoning Shin’s navy pajama 5790d7966b shirt.d1694194c4534bac

Perfectly sculpted 78e1179367 muscles came bb1fc96edc into view, c7432f8cb9 so well-defined 2d619ab6fc they could’ve 74f6a121be belonged to cfc7512c1c a statue. For a 97e4b9c235 brief moment, 0f2a01932f Ju-wan almost e6327a70ef whistled in a14b13fe43 appreciation.1ff517dea9a143d4

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